The Business Journals

Oregon wildfire map finalized with 106K properties pegged for highest hazard

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KOIN 6

New map shows Oregon homes with highest wildfire hazards

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Forestry has published a draft of its new “wildfire hazards” map, which identifies the areas of the state most threatened by wildfires. The Oregon ...
The Business Journals

Oregon wildfire hazard map: See how your property fares

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Oregon Department of Forestry ...
Statesman Journal

Bill to eliminate controversial Oregon wildfire risk map moves forward

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill 83 ...
USA Today

Oregon wildfire map: Track 38 uncontrolled blazes that have burned nearly 1 million acres

Nearly one million acres in Oregon have burned as 38 large wildfires remain uncontrolled across the state, including one of the nation's largest wildland fires. The majority of the blazes have been ...
Statesman Journal

Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time

For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map meant to identify areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfires but that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural residents ...
KOIN 6

Oregon Republican lawmakers introduce bill to repeal ‘flawed’ Wildfire Hazard Map

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Republicans in the Oregon legislature introduced a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s Wildfire Hazard Map, citing concerns that the wildfire resiliency tool is harming rural ...
JD Supra

Oregon Repeals Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map and Mitigation Requirements

Following outcry from rural Oregon property owners faced with stricter building codes and fewer insurers willing to write fire policies, Governor Tina Kotek has signed two measures to address wildfire ...
E&E

Oregon wildfire risk: Meet the new map. Same as the old map.

Oregon’s controversial effort to map wildfire risk of every property in the state is moving forward more than two years after the state bungled the rollout of its original map and drew public backlash ...
KTVZ

Oregon lawmaker proposes changing revised state wildfire risk map to curb anger and rumors

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package of wildfire prevention ...

Map shows the 16 states, including Oregon, where you could see the northern lights on Friday night

Friday night lights could take on a whole new meaning for some people across the northern edge of the United States this week ...
OPB

Oregon Legislature on track to repeal controversial wildfire risk map

Note: The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy, readability and formatting by an OPB volunteer. Miller: This is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. After the ...